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New Canaan's official kickoff to the holiday season took place Friday and Saturday, December 3-4. (Rachel Kirkpatrick Photos)
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The annual Veterans Day ceremony at God's Acre Thursday morning featured Iraq war veteran Sgt. Russell Kimes III. (Dave Stewart Photos)
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Anna Borea and Malloury Hall both scored second-half goals, as the New Canaan Rams defeated the St. Joseph Cadets, 2-0, on Sept. 23 at Connor Field.
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The Exchange Club of New Canaan held its annual fund-raiser Sunday, September 26. The event began at Zumbach's as participants took a scenic ride, ending at The Pine Social. (Dave Stewart Photos)
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The New Canaan Field Club’s midget water polo team earned the top seed in the FCSL championship tournament and finished as the runner-up in the playoffs last Friday.
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New Canaan High School bid farewell to 281 graduates of the Class of 2010 on Wednesday, June 23, at Dunning Field.
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St. Luke's School's Class of 2010 earns their diplomas in commencement exercises held Friday, June 4.
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Thousands came into town Monday for the annual Memorial Day parade along Main Street and observance held in Lakeview Cemetery, in honor of those in the military who gave their lives for freedom.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church’s annual May Fair and Strawberry Festival held May 8 drew thousands and featured rides, games, entertainers and a giant tag sale. (Dave Stewart Photos)
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New Canaan kids came armed with tackle boxes and lures for the George Cogswell Memorial Fishing Derby, run by the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) in conjunction with the New Canaan Professional Firefighters Union.
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New Canaan High School seniors did their little turn on the catwalk during “A Starry Night of Style” Saturday, March 27, in the school auditorium. The annual event is a fund-raiser for the post-prom committee.
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Firefighters and community members raised at least $20,000 to benefit childhood cancer research at the first annual St. Baldrick's event held at the department March 20.
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Pet owners and their companions hit downtown New Canaan Thursday, August 20, for the debut Thursday Evening Stroll, aptly named "Dog Days of Summer." The events, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, will follow a different theme each month.
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After being postponed due to weather for the second time in as many years, the New Canaan High School commencement exercises were held Friday, June 19, under beaming blue skies. Lou Marinell, New Canaan Rams head coach and NCHS teacher since 1980, gave the keynote address before 278 graduates snagged their diplomas and marched off on their next journey.
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Brian Stockbridge, of Monroe, is riding his bicycle cross-country to raise awareness for Nevus, the disease that took the life of his son.
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St. Aloysius was bustling Sunday, June 14, as parishioners and residents witnessed the official unveiling of the church’s new Parish Center. The building, which was under construction for the past year, will house business, religious education and youth ministry offices, Stapleton Social Hall and meeting space.
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Hundreds came out for the New Canaan Historical Society’s annual Ice Cream Social June 7. In addition to Baskin-Robbins ice cream, the tented event featured homemade cakes, entertainment by the town band, tours of onsite historical buildings and museums, children’s arts and crafts activities, vintage and classic cars and a make-your-own lemonade stand.
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St. Luke's High School graduated 70 members of its senior class Friday, June 5. Local resident, parent and "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams was a key speaker. (Photos by Thomas Nash)
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More than 500 residents, shoppers and strollers came out Thursday, May 7, for New Canaan Design District, sponsored by "athome Magazine" and benefiting the New Canaan Community Foundation. Dressed to the nines, 20 retailers welcomed their guests with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, author signings and the previews of the latest fashions.
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Students at Saxe Middle School stepped back in time Friday, April 25, when the Fifth Connecticut Regiment visited Connor Field to teach them about Colonial dress, music and culture.
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Sally Halstead was named Outstanding Volunteer of the Year at the New Canaan Volunteer Recognition Awards ceremony Tuesday, April 21, at the New Canaan Library. The awards were hosted by the Volunteer Center of New Canaan, and honored more than 30 local individuals, groups and businesses. (Photos by Andrew Kersey)
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Spring was in the air at Waveny Park Saturday, March 28, as the Young Women's League of New Canaan held its annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event featured a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, who arrived on the Old Faithful fire engine, a Bunny Hop sack race, face painting, music, a bounce house and the egg hunt.
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Interfaith of New Canaan's annual service for Martin Luther King Jr. was extra special this year, as Monday, January 19, marked what would have been Dr. King's 80th birthday and what was the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration as President of the United States.
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A snow-covered driveway and inconveniently located water sources impaired firefighter response to a blaze that engulfed a Devonwood Lane home Tuesday, December 23, the second such fire in as many months.
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God's Acre was flush with color this year, as umbrellas became as necessary as sheet music during the annual Christmas Eve carol-sing. Despite the weather, hundreds came out to lift their voices and sing along with the Town Band.
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Sidewalks were busy Saturday, as throngs of shoppers and bundled up wee ones rushed around New Canaan's downtown, taking pictures with Santa, listening to musical performers, watching dancers and greeting 10-foot-tall toys-come-to-life during the Village Association's Fourth Annual Holiday Stroll.
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Halloween hits the town in a big way in 2008, with school events, parades, and a quartet of pumpkin-carving kids.
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An exhibition of photos of many of the historic Drummond Houses, taken by Jeanne McDonagh's New Canaan High School photography class, is on display at the New Canaan Historical Society through November 22.
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Children at the New Canaan Historical Society's Colonial Camp features activities such as candlemaking, cornhusking, baking colonial recipes, weaving, cross-stitching and farming. Other experiences include playing traditional games of both colonial and Native American children, dressing in colonial costume, portraying the role of a colonial child, and experiencing the Historical Society's campus, which includes an historic house, herb garden and schoolroom from colonial times.
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Waveny Park was full of activity Friday, July 4, as families gathered to picnic, play ball, sing songs and watch the night skies light up with red, white and blue at the annual Family Fourth celebration.
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New Canaan High School held its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2008 Tuesday at Dunning Field.
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Founder of the Rupununi Learners Foundation, former New Canaan resident Peter Taylor has spent the last three years studying black caiman and various other species he and his team have come into contact with in Guyana.
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